Briefly.
Daughter: “Mom, I’m dating our neighbor.”
Mom: “He could be your father.”
Daughter: “Oh Mom, age is just a number.”
Mom: “No… I don’t think you understand.”
Trivia #1: The Philadelphia Eagles led the NFL with 70 sacks last year. Only three other teams have ever had 70 or more sacks in a single season. Who are they? Hint: The years it was done were 1984, 1987 and 1989.
Trivia #2: What NFL running back has 561 pass blocks since 2016, which is more than 100 more than any other running back during that span?
Trivia #3: US Air Mail Service (NYC to San Francisco) began in what year? – 1916, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1924
Trivia #4: On September 8, 2002, the Houston Texans beat the Dallas Cowboys to become just the second expansion team to win its inaugural game. Who was the other team to accomplish the feat.
Interested in time travel? Meet me here last Thursday at 7pm.
Go away: Kansas City Chiefs
Celebrating your Championship, you’re doing it wrong: The Kansas City Chiefs raised their championship banner from this past February’s Super Bowl win, and promptly got upset by the Detroit Lions. DOH!
Oh, you big baseball fans in Florida. The Rays are going to the playoffs and still could win the division, and they just completed a series with one of their bigger rivals, our beloved Red Sox. Still, attendance was under 20K on Tuesday and Wednesday nights combined.
Speaking of baseball, the Twins’ third baseman Royce Lewis just had an 8-game span from August 27 through September 4 that included 5 homeruns (3 of which were grand slams!) and 19 RBI. Lewis was the first pick of the 2017 MLB draft.
On this day: September 8, 1960, Alfred’s Hitchcock’s “Psycho” was released. Also, on September 8, 2016, a giraffe DNA study published in “Current Biology” revealed there are 4 species not just 1, as previously assumed.
Stop complaining: Unless you have lived in New England this past week and don’t have air conditioning, or are a Kansas City Chiefs fan.
They said it: “The Patriots will win only 6 or 7 games this season.” – Me, being unusually pessimistic.
They said it, part deux: “If life gives you lemons, make margaritas.” – Jimmy Buffet
Celebrating your own bobblehead night, you’re doing it wrong: The Los Angeles Dodgers canceled Julio Urías’ bobblehead night as he was placed on administrative leave following the pitcher’s arrest over the weekend. Urías was placed on administrative leave earlier Wednesday after he was arrested on suspicion of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: Snapchat, the social platform rolled out its new generative A.I.-powered feature called Dreams in Australia and New Zealand, giving users the ability to edit selfies and create “fantastical images that transform their persona into new identities.”
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: On September 8, 2016, giraffe DNA study published in “Current Biology” reveals there are 4 species not just 1, as previously assumed.
Good News: The Kansas City Chiefs lost last night’s opener.
Article I’ll skip: Howard Stern admits fear of new COVID strain caused fights with his wife
R.I.P. James William “Jimmy” Buffet – American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He was best known for his tropical rock music, which often portrays a lifestyle described as “island escapism”.
Trivia #1 answer: The Philadelphia Eagles led the NFL with 70 sacks last year. Only three other teams have ever had 70 or more sacks in a single season. Who are they? Hint: The years it was done were 1984, 1987 and 1989. – Chicago (1984 & 1987) and Minnesota (1989)
Trivia #2 answer: What NFL running back has 561 pass blocks since 2016, which is more than 100 more than any other running back during that span? – Ezekiel Elliott (Giovanni Bernard is second with 446)
Trivia #3 answer: US Air Mail Service (NYC to San Francisco) began in what year? – 1916, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1924 – US Air Mail Service began in 1920
Trivia #4 answer: On September 8, 2002, the Houston Texans beat the Dallas Cowboys to become just the second expansion team to win its inaugural game. Who was the other to accomplish the feat? – the Minnesota Vikings in 1961
Legal gun owners have 300 million guns and probably a trillion rounds of ammo. If they were the problem, you’d know it.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day!
“She came down from Cincinnati
It took her three days on the train
Lookin’ for some peace and quiet;
Hoped to see the sun again
But she lives down by the ocean.
She’s takin’ care to look for sharks.
They hang out in the local bars,
And they feed right after dark.”
– Jimmy Buffet
Good night everybody!!!!
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